Editor’s Note – The Spanish translation appears below the English. Next week, we will celebrate Catholic Schools Week here in…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Response: Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17; Second…
Q: My husband died suddenly and did not receive the last rites of the Catholic Church. We had just come…
Today, Catholics celebrate one of the great doctors of the Church: St. Thomas Aquinas. Although he was born some 800…
Editor’s note: This series takes a deeper look at Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical On the Care for Our Common Home,…
The joy of the Lord is my strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). In the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah, we read about…
Editor’s Note – The Spanish translation appears below the English. The last two years have been really difficult to most…
The Bible makes numerous mentions of the disease called leprosy. Although rarely seen today, it was very common in ancient…
The Neighbor to Neighbor Program offered by Catholic Charities strengthens families and the community. The goal of this faith-based, life-skills-education…
It’s that time of year. New Year’s resolutions have fallen to the wayside in many cases, have been admirably retained…
Hank Williams’ 1944 Martin D-28 guitar.Submitted photo Shown at right is Hank Williams’ 1944 Martin D-28 guitar. Hank Williams is…
Llewellyn K. Young, superintendent of the Hawaii Catholic Schools Office of the Honolulu Diocese, speaks Jan. 18 at the Cathedral…
The first portion of this feature is an excerpt from “Strategic planning for Catholic parishes: Listening, learning, and responding through…
Jim Schroeder There was silence all over the church. Not a creak of the pew. Not a cough could be…
Special to The Message “Kentucky Red Bud Reduction Woodcut, by Chris Plummer / Submitted photo An exhibit of wood block…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers The Indiana Catholic Conference is among the strongest voices in a…
By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor Cornelia, second from left, smiles as her daughter, Skylar, cuts the ribbon on…
By Dr. Daryl Hagan Superintendent of Catholic Schools The Catholic Church was the first to take up the work of…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C First Reading: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Response: Ps 19:8,9,10,15; Second Reading: 1 Corinthians…
Q. What is the proper prayer position for the laity when praying the Our Father at Mass? (Richmond, Virginia) A.…
Over the last several years, as I have become more involved in disability ministry, I have been made aware of…
“Shepherd me O God beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life” (from a hymn based on Psalm…
I just wrote a thank you note to a company that has failed to fulfill an online order in a…
Well, I guess wisdom comes with age. I have made a resolution to not be cold this winter. I know…
WASHINGTON – Catholics nationwide are praying “9 Days for Life,” the annual pro-life novena that began this year on Jan.19.…